Morgans Blue Mountain Lager

patience is a virtue by nick @ 13, May 2008
did this with ultra brew (500 ldme, 250 dex, 250 cs), 300 liquid wheat malt & steeped tettnager hop bag. used safale yeast & fermented around 22 deg. tasted after a month & had strong banana smell & taste, was a bit disapointed after hearing all the praise for this kit. 6 weeks in the bottle it has turned into a tasty crisp beer, will do again.

patience is a virtue by nick @ 13, May 2008
did this with ultra brew (500 ddme, 250 dex, 250 cs), 300 liquid wheat malt & steeped tettnager hop bag. used safale yeast & fermented around 22 deg. tasted after a month & had strong banana smell & taste, was a bit disapointed after hearing all the praise for this kit. 6 weeks in the bottle it has turned into a nice crisp beer, will do again.

a great can by davo @ 06, Apr 2008
After over 25 batches of kit beer I can say that the Blue Mountain is the best and most relaible that I know of. I always use the can yeast, but have varied hops and grains and never had a bum batch. In my latest batch use Saaz plus Goldings hops 12g each, steeped in thermos for 10 mins, and crystal malt steeped 20 mins to produce a darker, yet more complex beer. It's a winner.

not bad by snags @ 18, Feb 2008
Brewed using kit, 1kg LDME, 25g Hallertau MF and Saflager. After two weeks it was ok, but still fairly immature. 6 weeks later its improved out of sight, but still needs another month or so. Great drop, good can for experimenting

Best By Far by Mullets - Email Reviewer @ 29, Oct 2007
1 can of BLM, #15 brew booster(250g corn syrup,250g Malt. 500g Dextrose). Added 500g L.D.M plus 1 brewiser hop bag(12g)in 300ml of boiling water for 10 minutes and 2.7 ltr of boiling water(was winter). Bottled after 9 days OG-1072, FG-1014 alc 8.27%. This beer was head and shoulders over anything i have made..and was all drunk in 3 days , without being to heady..it bubbled its head off in the glass for ever..seen nothing like it..and the taste was like a premium tassie beer..fantastic.

Forgot to add this ..... by loftboy - Email Reviewer @ 14, Oct 2007
I should have mentioned in my previous review, that I used 1kg Morgans Master Blend Lager extract malt for the fermentables. Also used the kit yeast.

Great Summer Beer by loftboy - Email Reviewer @ 14, Oct 2007
Brewed using 2 stage fermentation. (6 + 8 days). Dry hopped with Hallertau in secondary. Apart from low carbonation, it turned out a very nice drop indeed. Very much a summer beer. Will do again. (Carbonation issue was due to not bulk priming with enough dextrose)

Time Is of The Essence by eddy c - Email Reviewer @ 08, Oct 2007
Can of morgans blue mountain lager, 600g dex, 250g light malt brew improver, 250g wheat malt brew improver, 12g hallertau and done s-23. Boiled all fermentables besides the kit for 10 minutes, added hops five minutes before flameout and mixed the kit at flameout. Water bathed and cooled to 20 degrees then yeast was pitched. Fermented for around 3 weeks and came out with a beautiful crean crisp lager at 5.3%, beer needs at least a month in the bottle before drinking but only gets better with age. Will definatley do again. Cheers

Consistently Great Beer by John y - Email Reviewer @ 12, Jun 2007
Can of 'Bluey', 500 gms light spray malt and 500 dex. Boil for 5 mins, add 12 gms Hallertau, slow boil for 10 mins. Strain into fermenter with the kit, add 1 tea bag of hersbrucker finishing hops, same yeast, or Saflager S 23 is great, but only in the winter, were you can keep it below 18 degrees. This beer is PERFECT with just dextrose and no malt or hops everytime, but if you like an aromatic lager with a bit more hop, then go the extra.

Nothing Blue About This by HonestJohn - Email Reviewer @ 07, May 2007
Ah. Morgan's Blue Mountain. Best Home Brew lager on the market. Nuff said. What I like about Morgan's is they're unpretentious (take note, Malt Shovel!). Must go with the Queensland territory. Try it with a proper lager yeast. But even with the kit yeast it's OK, although really more a dinner ale than a proper lager. A good Aussie tradition, dinner ales! Why would you want to risk it with imported lagers that have spent 3 months in a container on a dock in Dubai when you can have this fresh from the local maker? (No, they don't employ me, but I'm open to offers) One of my few unqualified recommendations. (Not a "great" beer, mind you, but consistent and drinkable. No mean feat in homebrewland).